Human Rights Guidelines

18/08/2016 - 17:42

Strategies

Guidelines are pragmatic instruments of EU Human Rights policy

EU guidelines are not legally binding, but because they have been adopted at ministerial level, they represent a strong political signal that they are priorities for the Union. Guidelines are pragmatic instruments of EU Human Rights policy and practical tools to help EU representations in the field better advance our Human Rights policy.

Global EU actors implement these guidelines through specific actions such as demarches and statements